You will learn about the structure of modern English, the history of English, and medieval language and literature.

Year 1

You will focus on phonetics and grammar of modern English and on Old English, the ancestor of our modern language. You will then study varieties of English, semantics, the language of literature, Scots, the history of English and medieval English literature.

Year 2

You will study the nature and types of speech behaviour in conversational contexts, the role of persuasive language in society, Old, Middle and Early Modern English language and literature (together with Old Icelandic literature in translation), lexicology and semantics, an introduction to English historical linguistics, and the theoretical bases of linguistic study.

Years 3 and 4

If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4) you will study mainly core subjects in year 3, while in year 4 you will study mainly special options such as English historical linguistics, medieval literature, manuscript studies and book history, sociolinguistics, phonetics and phonology, grammar and linguistic theory, digital humanities, and Scots language.

Our international links

We have a well-established EU exchange programme with opportunities to study for a year at universities including Alcalá, Groningen and Helsinki. Some of our students spend their third year in North America or Australasia, though special arrangements apply in these cases. Recent placements have been in Toronto, Auckland and Montreal.

Minimum academic entry requirements: Applicants who achieve less than AAAA or AAABB in S5 but have achieved at least ABBB MAY receive an offer based on S6 results. A decision will be made in March 2016 once all applications have been reviewed.

Other mandatory requirements: Must include English and a humanities subject or language at Grades A/B or B/A.

Higher applicants to Arts MA degrees must attain, or have attained, grades A/B or B/A at Higher in English Higher AND another humanities/language Higher subject at their first sitting to have their application considered. The accepted humanities/languages Higher subjects are listed below.

Art & Design

Business Management

Chinese Language and Culture

Classical Greek

Classical studies

Drama

Economics

English

English for Speakers of Other Languages

French

Gaelic

Geography

German

History

Italian

Latin

Media Studies

Modern Studies

Music

Personal and social education

Philosophy

Politics

Psychology

Religious Education

Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies

Russian

Sociology

Spanish

Urdu

International Baccalaureate

Standard academic entry requirements: 36 points.

Minimum academic entry requirements: 34 points.

Other mandatory requirements: Must include 3 HL subjects at 6,6,5. English and a humanities subject or a language are required at minimum HL5/HL6.

* Please note that TOEFL is still acceptable for admission to this programme for both home/EU and international students.

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use TOEFL to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level courses. We therefore still accept TOEFL tests taken in the last two years for admission to this programme.

Pre-sessional coursesThe University of Glasgow accepts evidence of the required language level from the Language Centre Pre-sessional courses. We also consider other BALEAP accredited pre-sessional courses:

my language qualifications are below the requirements?

The University's Language Centre offers a range of Pre-Sessional Courses to bring you up to entry level. The course is accredited by BALEAP, the UK professional association for academic English teaching; see Links.

my academic qualifications are below the requirements?

Visa requirements and proof of English language level

It is a visa requirement to provide information on your level of English based on an internationally recognised and secure English language test. All test reports must be no more than 2 years old. A list of these can be found on the UK Border Agency website. If you have never taken one of these tests before, you can get an initial idea of your level by using the Common European Framework self-assessment grid which gives you a level for each skill (e.g. listening B1/writing B2 etc.) However, please note that this is not a secure English language test and it is not sufficient evidence of your level of English for visa requirements.

For further information about English language, please contact the Language Centre.

An Honours degree in English Language opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Some of our graduates have gone on to pursue courses in speech therapy and lexicography (dictionary-making). Many of our students go abroad to teach English as a foreign language: our graduates have gone on to teach in Europe, Asia and South America.

Many of our students participate in internships with local firms (sometimes leading to job offers), and we run an in-house careers-oriented programme. Recent graduates have been employed by the French Ministry of Education, Aviva, First Data International, and YouTube.com.

Tuition fees

How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where you’re from: see Tuition fees for details. If you’re from outside the EU, please see International students for more information.

Scholarships

We offer a wide range of scholarships to our undergraduates, including both home/EU and international students. The University is committed to supporting students and rewarding academic excellence. That’s why we’ve invested more than £1m in additional scholarship funding over the last year.

For a full list of scholarships including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please see:

UCAS deadlines

The deadlines for applications to Medicine, Vet Medicine and Dentistry is 15 October each year. The deadline for applications to all other degree programmes is 15 January each year.

The University of Glasgow does not usually accept any applications after these UCAS deadlines. It is the applicants' responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their application prior to submission, and requests from applicants to correct erroneous application content, change degree programme or change college of entry, will not be accepted after these UCAS deadlines. This policy is in place to ensure fairness and consistency to all applicants, and no exceptions will be made.

15 October: if including Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or applying to Oxford or Cambridge

15 January: all other UK/EU applicants (unless otherwise stated on the UCAS website)

30 June: international (non-EU) students.

Apply at www.ucas.com or through your school or college. Contact UCAS on 0871 468 0468.

UCAS tariff points

The University does not frame its offers in terms of UCAS tariff points.

How soon will I receive a decision?

We will usually respond before the end of March.

If your qualifications meet our requirements and we believe you could benefit from study at Glasgow, you will receive an unconditional offer.

If you haven’t yet gained the necessary passes for entry to your chosen subject(s), we may look at the qualifications you are taking when you apply and make you a conditional offer.

Will I be interviewed?

An interview will be part of the selection process for: Community Development, Dentistry, History of Art & Art-world Practice, Medicine, Music, Nursing, Teaching, and Veterinary Medicine & Surgery. You may also be interviewed if you’re applying for entry into Year 2 in any subject.

Is deferred entry available?

For Dentistry, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine programmes we are unable to consider applications for deferred entry. In other cases deferring may be possible but it’s not granted automatically.

University Transfers

Transfers from another University to the University of Glasgow will only be considered under the following circumstances:

The applicant has a genuine personal circumstance (illness, bereavement or other family situation) which requires the student to move back to their home town to be closer to family; AND

The applicant would have met the University of Glasgow entrance requirements at the time he/she went to the other institution. In exceptional circumstances, a student may be admitted if he/she was marginally below the University of Glasgow entrance requirements, and they have performed above average at the other institution.

Widening participation

We want to help talented applicants from all backgrounds to study at Glasgow. See our range of widening access pre-entry programmes at Widening Participation.

British Sign Language

UCAS has launched seven new videos using British Sign Language, including details on how to apply and a Parents' Guide.

Apply at www.ucas.com or through your school or college. Contact UCAS on 0871 468 0468.